// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Liverpool?
Liverpool, United Kingdom, scores 83.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #11 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
83.9%
Rank
#11 / 388
Criteria present
67 / 86
Evidence coverage
90.7%
Liverpool's smart city score by area
11 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 1 absent
12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Liverpool is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Liverpool City Council publishes data on data.gov.uk, which is described as a "National Data Library" and serves as an official open data portal.
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=Liverpool%20City%20CouncilOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Liverpool City Council publishes details of payments over £500 for goods and services monthly in XLS format on Data Mill North. Additionally, bus timetables and live location data for the Liverpool City Region are accessible via the UK Bus Open Data Service…
https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
LCR Connect is a full-fibre, ultrafast, gigabit-capable network spanning the Liverpool City Region, designed to transform its digital infrastructure.
https://www.lcrconnect.com/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 5G mobile coverage
The Liverpool 5G Testbed successfully built a low-cost, publicly-owned 5G network to provide affordable connectivity in a disadvantaged area of Liverpool for health and social care.
https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/liverpool-5g-testbedFunding Liverpool can bid for
119 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Liverpool is eligible for, including UK-wide schemes any place can apply to. Every entry links to its source.
- NationalgrantCloses 15 Sept 2026Help The Homeless Grant Scheme
Help the Homeless
up to £5kApply → - NationalcompetitionCloses 16 Sept 2026Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
Innovate UK
up to £14.3m24 month projectEnds 30 Nov 2028 - NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency
Innovate UK, Department for Transport (DfT)
- NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power
Innovate UK, Department for Transport
- Nationalinnovation-callCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure Two (ZEVI 2): Alternative Fuels
Innovate UK, Department for Transport
- Nationalinnovation-callCloses 16 Sept 2026Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
Innovate UK
up to £13m - NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Healthy Heart Grants 2026
Heart Research UK
- NationalgrantCloses 17 Sept 2026Researcher Challenges Grants 2026
British Council
- NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Coastal Communities Fund Grant Scheme 2026
Moray Council
£10k–£50kApply → - NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Lowland Peat Water Implementation Grant
Environment Agency
- NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Second Year Of Moray Coastal Community Fund Opens For Bids
Moray Council
£10k–£50kApply → - NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Moray Council’s Coastal Community Fund
Moray Council
£10k–£50k
Showing 12 of 119 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Liverpool was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.